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Evidence session 1 - P-06-1326 The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales
Okay. Item 2 on today's agenda, the first of today's evidence sessions for P-06-1326, 'The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales'. I'm pleased to have Neil Kenward from Ofgem here with us today. Perhaps, Neil, you could introduce…
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions - Petitions Committee
Can I welcome everybody to this hybrid meeting of the Senedd Petitions Committee today? As a reminder, the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. Aside from the procedural adaptations for…
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions - Petitions Committee
A warm welcome to you all to this meeting of the Petitions Committee.
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report—'From Five to Four? P-06-1247 Support trials of a four-day week in Wales'
Diolch, Presiding Officer. Can I thank Members for their contributions, and particularly the Minister for her response? I think I speak for the majority of the Chamber by saying that I'm encouraged by the work that the Minister is doing, particularly with the…
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report—'From Five to Four? P-06-1247 Support trials of a four-day week in Wales'
Diolch yn fawr, Deputy Presiding Officer, and I'm delighted to be able to have the opportunity to lead this debate today and to speak to the Petitions Committee report looking into a four-day week trial. The report follows a petition submitted by Mark Hooper…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you for that, Minister. I'm grateful for your answer. Passengers on the Wrexham to Bidston line are becoming increasingly frustrated with the regular use of rail replacement services on the line. I've had a number of constituents get in touch with me…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
8. What discussions has the Minister had with Cabinet colleagues about the Wrexham to Bidston train line in North Wales? OQ59473
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Papers to note
Yes, Chair.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
Thank you for that. And I appreciate it was a rather difficult question perhaps for me to ask as well. I'm grateful for your answers. Thank you.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
Okay. Would you say that there is enough at the moment? Or do we understand perhaps how many female medical professionals we need? Because we've heard evidence before where we don't understand, actually, the workforce in its entirety. Is that something you…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
Thank you, Dr Karupiah. Dr Ali, I'm sure you agree with those comments. Perhaps, if there's anything additional to add—.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
So, there might be a piece of work to perhaps not only support more interpretation lines like the one you use in your practice, but actually to promote that to the women and communities, to make sure they're aware that this is available and that perhaps you…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
—but perhaps there's a reliance on family members of women from different communities here in Wales to come forward with gynaecological problems, with cervical screening tests, or other women's health issues. Is that a real barrier? And is that something that…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
Just to ask additionally to that, then, do you think there's also—? One of the barriers perhaps, and, I think, Dr Karupiah, you mentioned the interpretation line that you use—
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
Is there sufficient data in terms of ethnic minority groups going for cervical screening smear tests, so that we can understand whether a certain group is at more risk than another?
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
Thank you. Moving on to the last set of questions from me, then, both of you, in answers to committee, have stressed the importance of understanding different cultural beliefs in the different communities that we have here in Wales. I talk a lot about data—I…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
Thank you for that. Just in terms of a general appointment to get a screening test, a smear test—and Dr Ali, you sort of referenced this, didn't you, in your last response to Rhun—how difficult is it to get a smear appointment? If you need to rebook or get…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4
Thank you, Chair. Dr Karupiah, in your first answer to Joyce Watson you referenced cervical screening. We've just heard Dr Ali mention it then as well. You mentioned the importance of dialogue. You also, in written evidence, have said that there is confusion…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
So, even if it is being recorded, it's still not to the level where we want it to be.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
Is the data simply not being recorded, or is it not being collated and analysed? Because surely some part of the patient journey is being recorded.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
You should know how many there are.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
Because—and I will talk about data—we don't even know how many there are in Wales. Is that correct?
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
Just one final question, because I know we're pressed. The CNS, then—do we have any worries or concerns about the future of that?
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
Claire, thank you. I think you're simply incredible, quite frankly. For you to be here today is testament to you. To do this, it's amazing. And I think there's a clear recommendation from that. Picking up on my other point, Rachel, I saw you nodding when I…
